ShooterFPS
SoloMelee
Steam👍 93%· 43
Year 2015Dev Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks · Gamera GamePlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS
29 Melee games like Red Dead Redemption that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 39 games similar to Red Dead Redemption down to the 29 that fit the “Melee” category. Firework, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne and Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Red Dead Redemption.
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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2023Dev Rockstar Games
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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Red Dead Redemption is Firework — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne and Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie follow close behind.
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The best melee games like Red Dead Redemption
29 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Red Dead Redemption. Each one has been evaluated across 17 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 14KIGDB84· 6
Year 2003Dev Remedy Entertainment · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB80· 4
Year 2005Dev Ubisoft Montpellier · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB79· 4
Year 2006Dev Radical Entertainment · Sierra EntertainmentOn PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 77%· 18KIGDB63· 3OC68· 96
Year 2022Dev Ebb Software · Kepler InteractiveOn Xbox · PC · PS5
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 93%· 3.8KIGDB74· 4OC69· 10
Year 2005Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · CapcomOn PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 65KIGDB91· 7
Year 2023Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror3D
Steam👍 96%· 17KIGDB86· 6OC79· 91
Year 2022Dev The Outsiders · Level InfiniteOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDark2D
Steam👍 96%· 28KIGDB73· 9OC80· 110
Year 2019Dev DeadToast Entertainment · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 69%· 5.5KIGDB56· 5OC72· 112
Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExploration
Steam👍 80%· 133KIGDB87· 2OC75· 132
Year 2024Dev GSC Game WorldOn Xbox · PC · PS5
#12System Shock
91
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ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorror
Steam👍 91%· 12KIGDB80· 6
Year 2023Dev Nightdive Studios · Prime MatterOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
IGDB77· 2OC76· 25
Year 1997Dev Midway Studios San Diego · Midway Home Entertainment
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorHistorical
Steam👍 93%· 144KIGDB93· 14
Year 2013Dev Irrational Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeRangedFirst Person
RAWG👍 89%· 27
Year 2018Dev Mobge · MOBGE YAZILIM GELISTIRME VE BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETIOn iOS · Android · Nintendo
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